Questionnaires     Content: Model simple questionnaire General information Overall energy use, CO2 emission and energy ratings Building energy performance Heating systems and domestic hot water (DHW) Ventilation and cooling Similar questionnaires have been made on these topics which are not uploaded here.          Related pages: The background and aim of the questionnaires is described in the parent page        Model simple questionnaire     Explanation: This is the model of a simple questionnaire, intended to be sent as email text  (email format 'html') to CENSE contact persons in all EU Member States by the task leaders in CENSE who are responsible for a certain subset of the CEN standards.   The main aim of this questionnaire is to learn what are the major obstacles for use of a specific CEN standard or specific cluster of CEN standards on the energy performance of buildings: the "must have" and not: "nice to have".   The target group is the writers of national standards and/or national regulations and not the policy makers, because for the latter the questions are too specific.    Status: For some of the (clusters of) standards this email was already distributed, for others it is in preparation. In any case, if you like to respond to these questions, please copy the following text into a (html formatted) email and type your answers behind each question.   Knowing that the persons who are capable to give us the requested information are as a rule extremely occupied, this questionnaire is kept as short as possible. Depending on the subject, additional, more technical questionnaires may have been prepared, which you may also find on the website.   We kindly ask you to quickly answer the questions below, by copying the questions in a (html formatted) email and simply typing in your answer behind each question and send it to .   If possible and if applicable, please complete also the more detailed questionnaires, whenever you find the time.   Thank you very much in advance for your effort and your cooperation! We will keep you informed on the results!   Questionnaire on the following specific CEN standard/cluster of CEN standards: <<< the title of the specific standard or cluster of CEN standards>>>………………   Please send us a reply-email to with your answers to the questions simply typed in. Scale: Answering can be done by simply “giving a number”. In general, we offer a statement asking for your (dis-)agreement, where you can use the following scale: 5-0: 5 = I highly agree 4 = I agree 3 = I generally agree 2 = I hardly agree 1 = I do not agree at all ? = I don't know Example: -          These instructions are clear:_5_ Note: The response will be analysed manually, so feel free to add whatever comments!   Your personal background:    Scale 5-1 (5= I highly agree; 1= I do not agree at all; ?= I don't know) -          I am not so closely involved in the methodologies used or prepared for the national building regulations, so my response is my personal impression: __ -          My response is mainly based on my professional experience: __ -          My response is based on experience as writer of national standards or codes: __ My field of expertise/professional interest is: …… My response refers to a specific country, namely: ……. My response refers to a specific sector (residential or non-residential buildings; new or existing buildings), namely: …….   Comments: ......................   Question 1: Which major changes in the content of this specific CEN standard/cluster of CEN standards are required to make it/them applicable for the national building regulations.    Scale 5-1 (5= I highly agree; 1= I do not agree at all; ?= I don't know) Concerning this specific CEN standard/cluster of CEN standards: -          Our national building regulations do not ask for the kind of procedures as laid down in this specific standard/cluster of standards and consequently it is not relevant for us: __ -          Its structure is clear and understandable: __ -          It contains many choices to be made or to be worked out with more detail at national level: __ o           A national annex or national "guidance document" describing how this CEN standard must be used to meet the national or regional building regulations is not feasible because too many options, boundary conditions and input data have to be specified: __ o           A systematic split between the (harmonized) method and the (national/regional) input data would make it easier to write a national annex or national guidance document: __ -          It requires more background information or guidance to be able to use it: __ -          It covers all relevant issues: __ -          It needs to contain a more concrete method: __ -          It needs to provide more normative options to choose: __ -          It needs to provide fewer options to choose: __ -          It needs to be more detailed: __ -          It needs to be less detailed: __ -          It needs to be made more unambiguous: __ -          It needs no major changes: __   -          Other: .........   Comments (Certainly you are always free and welcome to type comments as well. Content-related details, like which issues are not covered or which major changes are needed, are especially useful for us!):....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ..............................................   Question 2: To your opinion, which main operational obstacles need to be removed to implement this specific CEN standard/cluster of CEN standards in the national building regulations?    Scale 5-1 (5= I highly agree; 1= I do not agree at all; ?= I don't know) -          There is no operational obstacle: this specific CEN standard/cluster of CEN standards is or will (in near future) be put in force by our national/regional regulation: __ -          It already requires a lot of time and energy to agree nationally upon the national method, thus: o        adding a CEN circuit would only mean more time and effort and added risk that the procedures are not available in time or do not describe what is nationally needed: __ o        we would probably implement this specific CEN standard/cluster of CEN standards in the near future in case of a transparent planning of revisions of these CEN standards (when and what) : __ -          A major obstacle is that the timing of the preparation of CEN standards did not coincide with the timing decided at national level (from projectplan to implementation in the law and application in practice) : __ -          We need a national method that is compact; consequently we (intend to) integrate selected parts from this specific CEN standard/cluster of CEN standards: __ -          A major obstacle is that this specific CEN standard/cluster of CEN standards does not enable us to link the calculation method to national product certification (national product labels or quality marks) : __ -          This specific CEN standard/cluster of standards is too hard to obtain  (price, copyright protection), compared to our national building regulations: __ -          People involved in our national or regional building regulations should become involved in the CEN standardization activities, otherwise they go their own way: __ -          Other: ……….   Comments: ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ..............................................     Question 3: Which major steps are needed to implement this specific CEN standard/cluster of CEN standards in the building regulations -          If in your country the CEN-standard is not implemented directly but its methods and equations are put in a national or regional regulation or in a national standard that differs from the CEN standard(s): o        Why do you think that is the case? ………………………… …………..… …………..… …………..… …………..… …………..… …………..… …………..… …………..… …………..… …………..… …………..…  …………..… …………..… …………..… o        And what needs to be done to make it possible to implement the standard itself? ……………… …………… ……………………… ……………… …………….  …………..… …………..… …………..… …………..… …………..… …………..…     Comments: ........................ .................... ........................ .................... ........................ .................... ........................ .................... ........................ ....................     General comments: ........................ .................... ........................ .................... ........................ .................... ........................ .................... ........................ .................... ........................ .................... ........................ .................... ........................ ....................   Please send us a reply-email to with your answers to the questions simply typed in.   Thank you very much for your cooperation! We will keep you informed on the results.   Please check our website (www.iee-cense.eu) regularly for information on these and other CENSE activities.   (If sent as email to the national contact persons) signed by the taskleader in CENSE who is responsible for the given subset of CEN standards       General information   Questionnaire and report on the practical use of the CEN standards to support the EPBD in the EU Member States.     Questionnaire     Report      Info paper P90: "The use of the CEN standards to support the EPBD in the EU Member States"         Building energy performance   Questionnaire: On the application of the CEN-standard EN ISO 13790

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